For approving the Code of Conduct, we've used a process similar to the one used for approving other Wikimedia behavioral policies. These types of policies generally start as a draft, then evolve through discussion and/or voting on the talk page, as shown below.

This page contains an overview of the consensus process for each section of the Code of Conduct. Below, there are links to the approval discussions for each part of the Code of Conduct. Cases where discussions rejected parts of the section, or produced multi-phase discussions, are also shown. Links to discussions that led to approving part of the text are bolded, even if the text was amended later.

Fine tuning the next steps (consensus reached on parts of “Unacceptable behavior”, discussion continued on "Publication of non-harassing private communication" and "Our open source community acknowledges the presence of systemic inequity and oppression...")

Enforcement issues (consensus reached on removing "Project administrators and maintainers have the right and are expected to take action on any communication or contribution that violates this Code of Conduct." and replacing "Report the problem to the administrators, maintainers, or designated contacts of the space where the problem is happening." with "If you are at an event, report the problem to the event organizers, or a designated contact.")